The invincible female ghost is a bit love-struck.

Chapter 124 Could Qingwan's body also contain an evil seed?!

"What exactly do you want?!"

Lu Yuan finally broke free from his stiffness, leaned back abruptly, and wildly rubbed his face as if trying to wipe away the cool, slippery sensation. The "Goddess of Beauty," however, became even more interested in his dramatic reaction.

Instead of backing away, she moved even closer.

That face, so perfect it was almost unreal, was practically touching Lu Yuan's nose.

His starry eyes darted between his reddened ears and taut jawline.

It's like admiring a vivid scroll painting that you've just added color to.

"I'm not going to hurt you."

"What's wrong with letting me hug you for a little while?"

As she spoke, she took another deep breath, her delicate, upturned nose pressing against Lu Yuan's neck once more, with a greedy, intoxicating allure. Lu Yuan: "??????"

He could no longer bear it, and disregarding all the so-called danger, he pressed his hands firmly on her cold shoulders and pushed her away with all his might.

"Get out of my way!"

This time, "Goddess of Beauty" leaned back slightly as he pushed her away.

But like a roly-poly toy, they only separated by a few inches and did not actually leave.

Her starry eyes blinked.

Suddenly, a hazy smile, like mist, appeared in her eyes.

"Eek~"

A light, drawn-out sound.

"How pathetic!"

"If you can't push someone, all you know how to do is yell at them."

She tilted her head slightly, her long, dark hair cascading down like a waterfall, and her tone carried a hint of grievance and coquettishness.

But the starlight in her eyes and the faint curve of her lips revealed a playful and cunning glint, like a cat catching a mouse.

Lu Yuan realized that this woman was just teasing him!

Oh shit!!

Being constantly teased like this, Lu Yuan really started to get angry.

If Lu Yuan really can't handle this woman, then so be it.

but now……

Is this never going to end?!

Just as Lu Yuan was about to do something in his anger, he heard a chuckle.

Then, Lu Yuan felt a lightness in his body.

The "goddess" released Lu Yuan on her own, floating in mid-air, gazing at him with a half-smile, her voice melodious:

"Hmm~"

It smells familiar~

Lu Yuan was taken aback. Before the anger on his face had faded, he became wary.

A familiar taste?

The "Goddess of Beauty" in mid-air gently twitched her nose, her starry eyes narrowed slightly, no longer focusing on Lu Yuan.

Instead, it turned towards the deep darkness of the southwest.

That is, the direction of Fengtian City.

Her floating posture was elegant and light, and the illusory image of glazed lotus flowers beneath her bare feet flickered uncertainly.

The soft light flowing around her blended with the moonlight, making her appear even more perfect to the point of being unreal.

"This taste..."

She murmured softly, the last syllable drawn out, carrying a dreamlike, ethereal quality—it sounded so familiar.

She turned to look at Lu Yuan, the playful slyness in her eyes fading, replaced by a deeper, almost instinctive, searching gaze. Her gaze swept over Lu Yuan, yet seemed to penetrate him, looking towards a more distant place.

"Where!"

"Beauty Goddess" pointed in the direction of Fengtian City in the southwest and murmured.

Lu Yuan looked in the direction she pointed. The night was thick, and the mountains rose and fell like ink. He could see nothing but deeper darkness.

"What exactly is it?"

"Why be a riddle teller!"

"Beauty" did not answer immediately.

She descended slowly, still barefoot, three inches off the ground, and gracefully floated half a circle around Lu Yuan, her black hair and skirt moving without wind.

She moved closer to Lu Yuan again, but this time she didn't press against him. She simply stopped at a distance that made him feel pressured but didn't actually touch him. Her cool, ethereal breath brushed against Lu Yuan's cheek.

She scrutinized his face closely, as if making a final confirmation, or perhaps... trying to remember something.

"You're so mean to me today, you'll have to beg me in the future."

She tilted her head, a gesture that still carried a touch of girlish charm.

"Hmm~"

She let out a lazy nasal sound, and the brilliance flowing in her starry eyes seemed to quicken.

Her red lips curved into a smile, which regained three parts playfulness, but also carried seven parts inscrutable meaning.

"You'll have to beg me for it before I agree!"

Before she finished speaking, her body suddenly shone brightly!

It was not an aggressive outburst, but rather a restrained, rule-based hum.

The illusory lotus flowers beneath her feet bloomed layer by layer, supporting her figure as she slowly rose.

The moonlight, as if drawn by a spell, gathered around her like gauze and silk, illuminating her like a jade statue about to ascend to the moon. "No, wait a minute!!"

Lu Yuan instinctively shouted to stop him, "You fucking finish what you're saying before you leave!!"

The "Goddess of Beauty" paused in mid-air, slightly lowering her head to look down at him, a hint of amusement in her eyes:

"You don't want me to leave?"

Before Lu Yuan could speak, she chuckled softly, her voice ethereal and melodious.

Her figure transformed into a flowing, ever-changing glazed light, like a galaxy flowing against the current, suddenly plunging into the darkness.

It moved incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the distance, leaving only a faint glimmer on the horizon before vanishing completely into the night.

Only one sentence remains from all directions:

"Good boy/girl~"

"Little one, I have something I need to take care of."

"I'll come back to you after I've finished dealing with this~"

Lu Yuan: ………

You fucking shouldn't come back!

Late at night, at Luoyan Slope.

The scorched earth, plowed by thunder and fire, appeared even more desolate and lifeless under the cover of night.

Only on the leeward side of the slope, a cluster of campfires flickered, becoming the only living source of light and heat in this darkness.

The fire was lit by Wang Chengan and Xu Erxiao.

It uses the remaining dead tree roots from nearby areas that were not completely burned; the wood is dense and heat-resistant.

The crackling sparks that exploded all carried a burnt, bitter smell.

Several sharpened branches were stuck into the fire, with hard, dry rations skewered on them, licking at the flames until their edges gradually turned golden brown. Lu Yuan sat on a relatively flat stone beside the fire, holding a branch in his hand, idly poking at the fire.

Shen Shulan sat a little further away from him, hugging her knees, her gaze somewhat absent as she stared at the flames, lost in thought.

Tan Jiji sat in the shadows opposite her, his face half-hidden in the darkness, only his occasional glances at Lu Yuan and Shen Shulan could be seen. Xu Erxiao was busy breaking open the slightly softened flatbread, adding scallions and spreading soybean paste.

First, hand one to Lu Yuan:

"Brother Lu, have a snack."

Just as Lu Yuan reached out to take it, he heard Xu Erxiao blink and ask curiously:

"Brother Lu, you weren't drained of your yang energy by her just now, were you?"

Lu Yuan: ..…….…”

"no."

This Lu Yuan is definitely not him.

Moreover, those whose yang energy and essence are drained are often listless, but Lu Yuan is perfectly fine now.

Shen Shulan, who was standing to the side, pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Lu Yuan curiously and asked:

"Uncle-Master, I've heard that some mountain spirits and wild demons who have achieved enlightenment, when they experience the 'true taste' or 'proper sex' of the human world for the first time, are like those who have been drunk and need to sleep for a while to recover."

"Does this... count?"

After listening to Shen Shulan's words, Lu Yuan pondered for a moment.

Although he didn't say anything, his mind was in turmoil.

Shen Shulan's words did indeed enlighten Lu Yuan.

This "goddess of beauty" is essentially an object imbued with spirit, which is then transformed into a "god" through evil magic.

Finally, after being tempered once again by the patriarch using the most orthodox thunder magic and the power of incense and vows, it was "reborn".

It was as if she had been artificially elevated to a level that even she herself was unfamiliar with.

Her greedy craving for Lu Yuan's aura might not be an evil act of draining his energy, but rather an instinctive desire to "complete" himself.

She needs to draw upon a certain vibrant, warm, and "orthodox" human spirit.

To solidify this newly acquired, still elusive "divinity"...

but……

After thinking about it carefully, I realized something was off.

Why did she choose herself?

Lu Yuan now has two problems.

The first question is this: why choose yourself...?

Lu Yuan had been pondering this question ever since "Goddess of Beauty" left.

The patriarch didn't kill her; instead, he helped her remove the evil seed.

This means that, at the level of the patriarch, she is no longer considered an "evil spirit".

And that is indeed the case.

Lu Yuan's own spiritual sense and the [Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil] system also confirmed this.

She was devoid of any evil aura, as pure as a piece of freshly fired glass.

She was blessed with good fortune and successfully attained enlightenment.

Perhaps she was right; it was Liu Ruyan who harmed people, and Liu Ruyan was already dead.

She is now a "new" goddess named "Beauty".

A newly born god should, in theory, seek out worshippers, protect the local area, and accumulate merit.

But this woman... seems completely oblivious to that.

Her attention was focused on herself at the time.

Furthermore, now that they've left, it doesn't seem like they're going to seek out a place for worship...

There's something sinister about this!

Lu Yuan dared to swear to heaven that apart from the smell of sweat from not having showered for several days, he had absolutely no divine powers protecting him or any golden light of merit.

So what is she after?

Could it be... that the founder did something to make her cling to him?

What picture?

Surely it's not like your ancestral master thinks you don't have enough wives, so he manifests himself and sends you a wife, right?

This makes absolutely no sense!

Therefore, Lu Yuan pondered it very seriously and meticulously.

There's only one possibility left...

Lu Yuan's mind became clearer than ever before.

Did the founder mean for him to... guide her?

She was a newly born god, her mind as blank as a sheet of paper, knowing nothing.

Therefore, she needs a guide to lead her onto the right path and become a true deity.

If this is true, then for the area outside the pass, there will be an additional super powerful god protecting it, capable of safeguarding a region—this is an immensely good thing.

For Lu Yuan himself, this act of guiding the gods was an immeasurable merit.

only……

Judging from the way she looked just now...

It seems like he doesn't have a blank mind after all...

At the very least, she's good at flirting!

Of course, all of this was just Lu Yuan's thinking based on the current situation, and while he was still in a daze.

But is that really the case?

This matter...

For specific details, we'll have to go back and ask the old man or the Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable.

Logically speaking, given such a major incident, Lu Yuan should return to Fengtian City immediately.

He needs to go find the Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable and ask him for an explanation.

If even the Celestial Crane Patrol couldn't figure it out, then he would have to rush back to the True Dragon Temple immediately to ask his old master for an explanation.

After all, those two knew the patriarch's temperament much better than they did.

However, that's really not an option right now.

This mission is extremely time-sensitive.

Even if he manages to complete a nurturing ground in two days, by the time he gets back, the Heavenly Venerable Ceremony will already be halfway through.

With this back and forth, there simply isn't enough time.

and so……

That's enough.

Lu Yuan thought that it would be better to finish dealing with the remaining few places for nurturing evil spirits as soon as possible before returning to Fengtian City.

Anyway, this "goddess of beauty" is as strange as it may be, but...

There was no real hostility involved; we can ask again when we get back.

He immediately stood up and looked at Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan, who were stuffing food into their mouths.

"Alright, just a little something to tide you over is fine."

Lu Yuan instructed:

"Let's tidy up and go have a good meal near the next place to nurture evil spirits, then rest."

Upon hearing this, Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan immediately began packing their bags without saying a word.

After explaining things to the two, Lu Yuan turned to Tan Jiji and bowed slightly.

"Brother Tan, are you still coming with us?"

Previously, Tan Jiji only said she would come to help, but didn't specify how long she would help, or whether she would eliminate one of the evil-nurturing grounds, or all of them.

At this moment, Tan Jiji also stood up, a hint of embarrassment on her face, and cupped her hands in reply:

"I'm not going with you."

"I originally wanted to help you out to thank you for helping our Xingyou Tan family eliminate the evil god from the Yugui Liu family, but now..."

He gave a wry smile.

"By following you, even if I'm not exactly a burden, I'm certainly of no use..."

By the end of the day, Tan Jiji felt that everything that had happened was just too outrageous!

This is outrageous!!

Tan Jiji came along for two reasons.

First, he felt that Lu Yuan's strength was still insufficient.

Of course, Lu Yuan killed the evil god of Mu Niu Tun, but Lu Yuan himself said at the time that the evil god was not killed by him, but by his master. Of course, Tan Jiji did not underestimate Lu Yuan, and deep down she still felt that Lu Yuan had some ability.

Even if I thought that way, Lu Yuan was so young, only around twenty years old.

Even if someone is very capable, how much can they possibly have?

However, looking at it today...

That Lu Yuan is damn capable!

He's incredibly capable!

And not only is he incredibly capable himself, his ability to recruit people is even more damn impressive!!

In all her years of life, Tan Jiji had never seen or heard of any Daoist sect outside the Great Wall who could summon such a large and swarming patriarch. After watching the whole thing that night, Tan Jiji realized that her first reason for insisting on coming along was utterly ridiculous.

Lu Yuan didn't need any help from me at all.

Even when it came to helping carry the large boxes, Lu Yuan had Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an by his side.

And this second reason...

Of course it's Shen Shulan!

In fact, this is the most important reason.

but……

Let's fucking get out of here!!

Tan Jiji has been unbearable to look at these past two days!

I've wanted to leave for a long time now!

Looking at the embarrassed Tan Jiji in front of him, Lu Yuan immediately returned the greeting with a smile:

"Don't say that, bro. If it weren't for you..."

Lu Yuan tried to recall the useful deeds Tan Jiji had done along the way.

however……

Upon closer reflection...

Hey!

I really can't remember anything!

Along the way, Tan Jiji did almost nothing to help except eat and drink.

Even when breaking the illusion array at the kiln site, this guy was just an observer.

Chun Chun came along on the trip.

For a moment, Lu Yuan stood there awkwardly.

Hey, shut up! Say something already!

Just as Lu Yuan was feeling incredibly embarrassed, Tan Jiji waved her hand dismissively with a smile, saying as she packed her things, "Master Lu, there's no need to make amends for me."

"I really couldn't have helped at all on this trip."

"To be honest, I'm ashamed to say that I came along because I thought that if you encountered the methods of the Ghost-Controlling Liu family again, I, as the successor of the Xingyou Tan family, would have to deal with it."

"Perhaps we can help you in some way by leveraging the Xingyou Tan family's understanding of the Yugui Liu family."

"result·……"

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of something and quickly said:

"Dude, don't say that!!"

"Have you forgotten the grand formation I just set up? How could it function without your help?"

"Thanks so much to you!!"

However, Tan Jiji completely ignored Lu Yuan's words, instead immersing herself in her own world, and gave a self-deprecating smile:

"So, I didn't even know something as important as that the evil seed could be separated from the body of an evil god..."

After saying that, Tan Jiji waved her hand and walked alone into the darkness without looking back.

"Master Lu, I've learned a lot. Hope we meet again someday."

"I really can't tell you about the Ghost-Controlling Liu family. Our ten families have sworn a blood oath, so I can't tell you..."

Before Tan Jiji could finish speaking, Lu Yuan suddenly shouted, his voice echoing throughout Luoyan Slope:

"Wait a minute!"

The sound startled everyone.

Everyone turned to look at Lu Yuan with blank expressions, not understanding why he had suddenly acted this way.

At this moment, Lu Yuan had an expression of disbelief on his face.

He had been thinking about two questions.

The first question, which I had thought about before, was why the "Goddess of Beauty" had become attached to me.

And the second question...

Lu Yuan kept pondering the "familiar taste" that the "goddess of beauty" had mentioned.

Lu Yuan had been pondering this question for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what it meant.

Like the first question, it allows people to find something else and then ponder it.

Whether it's right or wrong, at least we have some clues.

But that statement is truly baffling.

There's absolutely no clue; it's impossible to even begin to think about it.

After all, what could be around him that would make a goddess like "Abe" feel familiar?

Southwest direction...

Fengtian City?

If I really had to say...

Could it be braised chicken?

After all, both of them are considered "gods".

Of course, this is obviously a completely unrelated relationship.

Lu Yuan had never been able to figure this out.

But just now, after Tan Jiji finished speaking, Lu Yuan suddenly seemed to have found a clue.

The original form of this "goddess of beauty" was an evil god worshipped by the Ghost-Controlling Liu family...

and……

Perhaps the direction that "goddess of beauty" was pointing in...

It is not Fengtian City.

Instead... it's the True Dragon Temple!!

The smell of my own body...

Those who could be associated with the Ghost-Controlling Liu family...

I'm afraid only Gu Qingwan can do it!

He recalled the amulet coins pressed on Gu Qingwan's major acupoints; the technique was clearly from the Ghost-Controlling Liu family...

Could there be an evil seed inside Qingwan's body too?!

No!

I have to go home!!